Have you been so down in the dumps you just wanted to give up? Have you faced a situation that seemed to be impossible, and you wished you could go far away? Are you in a situation like that now? Are you blaming someone else? Are you blaming God?
There may be times in our lives we feel like we are in a hopeless situation. We may be facing bills we cannot pay. We may be facing a list of overwhelming tasks with a looming deadline. A relationship may be breaking apart. Fill in the blank for a situation you have faced or are facing.
The ultimate question we face when we are in those impossible situations is, where do we turn for help? Far too often we feel as though there is nowhere to turn. That is why the situation appears to be impossible. But for us as Christians, that is not true. We can always turn to God. We may turn to him in desperation. We may turn to him in faith. We may turn to him in anguish. We may ask him why. We may ask him where he is.
We must remember that God is always there. He may not miraculously wipe away the situation. He may allow us to go through a trial by fire. He may simply give us just enough of his strength to get through it. It may be a trial to increase our faith, increase our strength, and increase our dependence on him.
God may send someone to our aid. He may remove us from the situation. Or he may perform a miracle. What we must remember is, God knows what he has planned and what comes next. Our task is to continue to trust him no matter the situation.
The Israelites complained about being hungry while wandering through the desert. God sent them bread from heaven. He didn’t miraculously transport them to the land he was going to give them. He gave them what they needed to survive the winding route they would take to it.
I pray we all trust God in all situations. I pray we turn to God when we face trials in our lives. I pray each one of us know that God is always with us, and he will provide for us. Turn to God. Trust God. Know he is always with you. Face the trial with God. Trust he will provide.
Exodus 16:13 The Israelites said to them, “If only we had died by the hand of the Lord in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the fleshpots and ate our fill of bread; for you have brought us out into this wilderness to kill this whole assembly with hunger.”
Marty Pressey 